| Index | Edgewater | New Jersey | National |
| Average Test Scores | 55% | 52% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 12:1 | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 1,604 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 823 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 157 | 7,963 |

| Index | Edgewater | New Jersey | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 94.0% | 87.5% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 94.0% | 86.3% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 80.1% | 60.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 71.9% | 43.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 67.9% | 37.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 22.3% | 14.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 8.3% | 4.0% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 3.4% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 1 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Edgewater. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Edgewater, NJ schools is 55%. The average student to teacher ratio is 12:1. In Edgewater, NJ, an average of 94.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 94.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Teterboro, NJ | 114 | 95% | 96.9% |
| Cedarhurst, NY | 6,786 | 91% | 89.6% |
| Bronxville, NY | 6,682 | 88% | 82.3% |
| Scarsdale, NY | 18,390 | 87% | 81.8% |
| Alpine, NJ | 1,499 | 87% | 81.3% |
| Edgewater, NJ | 13,325 | 55% | 13.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Los Alamos, NM | 13,326 | 53% | 9.4% |
| Marshall, MO | 13,323 | 35% | 28.1% |
| Greenwich, CT | 13,319 | 67% | 40.2% |
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| Grass Valley, CA | 13,311 | 47% | 2.7% |
| Edgewater, NJ | 13,325 | 55% | 13.5% |